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Quality Manager, Intelligence Systems

Anduril· Quality Reliability & System Safety
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Quality Manager leading a team of product quality engineers and specialists to define, develop, and execute processes ensuring high quality and reliable products for Anduril’s Intelligence Systems portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • Be the voice and leader for production quality and all the functions that contribute to an efficient and effective production process and delivery of product to Anduril customers.
  • Lead & manage a team to champion continuous improvement and failure mode elimination in the development & production phases, driving part and system level quality readiness for production scaling, and supporting customer / deployment quality issues.
  • Set daily and weekly priorities for the quality team and establish culture of best-in-class product quality by driving the adoption and consistent use of quality tools and processes. Ensure safety is a priority for every task we do in the production environment.
  • Drive production readiness by detailed design reviews, process development, verification/validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assembly, and system deployments.
  • Drive clarity & resolution for performance ambiguities associated with product maturity, process stability, and field performance that impact the product meeting it’s quality & reliability goals for production.
  • Drive ongoing quality performance for incoming quality control, in-process quality control, and end of line quality.
  • Own the elimination of product risk to by reducing process contribution to quality & reliability across the product lifecycle.
  • Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Non-Conformance Reviews (NCRs), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and Material Review Board (MRB) activities. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team.
  • Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Establish metrics for measuring quality and the factors that predict quality performance. Drive performance when out of goal/out of specification conditions occur.
  • Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System needed to support the process and product. Define and improve required documentation and activities.
  • Develop strategies and resource plans with heads of production, program management, deployments, sourcing and chief engineers & architects to meet customer & product requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, which requires regular interaction with production and manufacturing stakeholders and frequently working directly on the production floor.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
  • U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to contractual obligations.
  • Experiences leading a team of quality resources to address production execution and quality issues that impact delivery or product quality at our customer.
  • Working knowledge of design review and quality management of PCBA, harnessing, mechanical structures, systems integration, power/battery systems, radar, vision system/optical image capture, networking/communication protocol, and remote management systems.
  • Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization. Leading the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.
  • Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as FMEA, APQP, Inspection & measurement systems, PPAP elements such as MSA, GR&R, and GD&T.
  • Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
  • Ability to read and drive clarity for technical drawings, requirements, Quality Clauses, and SOWs used to describe quality requirements.
  • Working knowledge of Manufacturing Execution systems, Configuration Management and Document Control.
  • A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion.
  • Analytical skills and experiences for data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools (MatLab, JMP, MiniTab, etc).
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Skills

Required:Quality leadershipFMEAAPQPPPAP elements (MSA, GR&R, GD&T)Manufacturing processes knowledgeData analyticsSecurity clearance

Benefits

  • Benefits package described as comprehensive and competitive; specifics available via Explore Our Benefits link.
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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